The Odegeo class members looking toward the
ceiling of the hallway to the north of the NE State Capitol rotunda.
The Odegeo. . . Leadership for Fillmore County
is shown seated and standing by the Nebraska Supreme Court bench along with
Chief Justice Heavican.
Fillmore County Leadership Class Views State Government
The
2016-2017 Odegeo...Leadership for Fillmore County class traveled to Lincoln on February
21, 2017, to the State Capitol to learn more about the Unicameral and the
issues facing the Legislature.
The Leadership group began their day with
Chief Justice Heavican presenting information about the Nebraska court system
in the Supreme Court courtroom. Fallowing
that the group had a short tour of the capitol.
The
group observed the Legislature when LB62, introduced by Norfolk Senator Jim
Scheer, was discussed. The bill would repeal a law prohibiting public school
teachers from wearing religious dress or garb at school. The debate continued
the next day and senators gave first-round approval that would protect the
right of a public school teacher to wear religious dress or garb in the
classroom.
Senator
Ebke then joined the group for lunch at the Capitol. She gave some updates of what has been going
on in the first few weeks of the Legislative session. Ebke is Chairman of the Judiciary committee. After lunch, Larry Dix, a lobbyist for the
Nebraska Association of County Officials (NACO), presented information about
the role of a lobbyist in the Nebraska Unicameral.
In
the afternoon class members attended various Committee Hearings, depending on
their interest. Several comments were made as the class traveled home how much
they enjoyed the day.
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